Police said officers were called to the area of Payne Street and Lexington Road on a report of a possibly intoxicated driver crossing the center line into oncoming traffic around 7 p.m. Thursday.

Officers found a car matching the witness description at a gas pump with two adults unconscious in the front seat. Police said Kerry Poynter, 40, was in the driver’s seat with his foot on the brake, passed out. Samantha Poynter, 23, was in the passenger’s seat, also passed out.

In the back seat were the couple’s 3- and 4-year-old children, who were visibly upset and unrestrained, police said.

Patel works at Dongar Food Mart, where surveillance cameras captured the entire incident.

According to the arrest report, the officer had to reach into the car to put the vehicle in park and shook Kerry Poynter several times before he woke up.

In the back seat were the couple’s 3- and 4-year-old children, who were visibly upset, police said.

Officers said Samantha Poynter had a bottle of prescription pills in her purse that had not been prescribed to her. Police said she was drooling on herself, had slurred speech and kept falling asleep while standing with officers.

According to the arrest report, officer feared for Samantha Poynter’s safety and that of her children.

Kerry Poynter told police he had taken Xanax and oxycodone, according to the arrest report. Police said Kerry Poynter failed field sobriety tests.

The couple’s car was impounded and the children’s grandmother picked them up at the scene.

Kerry Poynter faces charges of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs, two counts of endangering the welfare of a minor, failure to maintain required insurance and having no registration plates. He's being held at Metro Corrections on a $1,000 bond.

Samantha Poynter faces two counts of endangering the welfare of a minor, one count of possession of a controlled substance and public intoxication. She was released Friday.